Cigar-box humidor.



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JOHN A. SIMPSON, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO RAY R. SIMPSON AND ONE-'HALF TO ORI/'ILLE I. SIMPSON, 0F GI-IIOAGO, ILLINOIS.

CIGARBOX HUMIDOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. iid, i913.

To @ZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN A. SIMPSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Box Humidors; and I do hereby de clare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numbers of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Cigars, after the completion of the manufacture and boxing thereof, soon become dry in storage and in consequence, various and numerous types of humidors have come into use, some of which are very expensive, and practically all of which heretofore have required space additional to the cigar box for heir storage. Sometimes such humidors are constructed of separate compartments, in which one or more boxes of cigars may be placed when opened.

rlfhe object of this invention is to afford a humidor in combination with a cigar box, and to so construct and assemble the same that the humidor is at all times concealed from view until all the cigars are removed from the box.

It is also an object of the invention to afford a construction in which the humidor may be readily accessible at any time without disturbing the cigars in the box, or the cigars may be accessible without opening the humidor.

It is, of course, an object of the invent-ion to afford an exceedingly cheap, simple and durable device of the class described, by the use of which the cigars are kept at all times in the best possible condition, and without adding additional expense to the user.

The invention in a preferred form, is shown in the drawings, and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings: Figure l is a fragmentary perspective view of a cigar box humidor embodying my invention, showing both covers open. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view, showing the. bottom of the cigar box open at a right angle. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of 2, but with the lid of the cigar box closed and cigars shown within.

As shown in the drawings: l, indicates a cigar box having a cover 2, as usual, provided centrally at its free edge with any suitable spring catch 8, adapted to engage a pin or nail centrally in the front wall 4, of the box. kThe bottom 5, of said box, is hinged at the lower edge of the front wall 4f, as shown in Fig. l, to fold inwardly between the end walls. Said bottom is also provided with a spring snap or catch at its free edge near the middle thereof corresponding with the spring snap or catch shown in the cover 2, to engage over a similar nail or pin set in the side wall of the box.

Secured by means of screws, nails or any suitable means through the inner face of said hinged bottom, is a plate 6, of aluminum or other suitable material, of approximately the same area as the interior of the bottom of the box. 7, indicates a sheet of blotting paper or other fibrous paper or material, adapted to be moistened with water and to be laid upon said sheet 6, of aluminum, lining the bottom of the box. 8, indicates a cover plate of sheet zinc, perforated along the margins of the sides to correspond with each side thereof, as shown in Fig. 2, so that said perforations lie between the ends of the cigars in said box when the box is filled. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the cover plate 8, is removably secured in the box by means of nails or pegs 9, and l0, which are respectively engaged adjacent the sides and ends of said plate to hold the same in unvarying relation with respect to the sides of the box.

The operation is as follows: The bot-'tom of the box is closed, as shown in Fig. 3, the blotting pad 7, being slightly moistened and placed about the lining sheet 6, on the bottom of the box, and the cover plate S, of the humidor is laid thereover. The first layer or layers of cigars are then packed into the box upon said perforated metallic sheet 8, with the ends thereof extending over the perforations therein. If more than one layer of cigars is to be packed in said box or receptacle, a separating sheet of tin foil, paper or other suitable material, indicated by 19, may be laid between each layer to suitably separate the same. lTi/'hen the box is filled, the cigars are pressed as usual, and the cover is closed by engaging the spring clamp 3, over the pin in the front wall of the box. rI`he box is then sealed by means of the usual revenue stamp (not shown in the drawings) and is ready for sale and use.

rThe operation is obvious from the description. The cigars are removed as required from the top of the box, the cover 2, being opened as usual. Should the box be retained for any considerable length of time without the cigars all being consumed, it may he necessary to replenish the moisture in the pad 7, between the sheets of Zinc, and affording the humidor. For this purpose, the bottom of the box may be released atrits free edge and opened kas shown in Fig. 2,-

the cigar box, of course, for this purpose being inverted, giving, of course, ready access to the humidor at the bottom of the box, without disturbing the contents of the box.

The expense of the construction is so ineonsiderable as to be negligible, and the effect is to greatly improve, as well as to retain, the quality of the cigars cont-ained within the box. lnasmuch as the apertures in the plate 8, are disposed along the side of the box, beneath the cut ends of the cigar, the vapor emanating therethrough isl delivered along the side of the box conveniently for the absorption thereof by the cigars therein.

Of course, it is to be understood that details of the construction may be varied. I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent to be granted on this application otherwise.

than necessitated by the prior art.

l claim as my invention:

l. A cigar bex, 'embracing side and end walls, a hinged cover, a hinged bottom having a non-absorbent lining fixed thereto, a

vnon-absorbent plate removably disposed in the bottom of the box in spaced relation from the cover thereof and having means adjacent its side edges for permitting access of moisture to the ends of the cigars, and a removable moistening pad disposed betweensaid lining and plate.

2. The combination in a cigar box having a hinged cover and ka hinged bottom, of a non-absorbent lining for the inner surface of said bottom, a plate removably supported in spaced relation from the top of the box and having perforations along each side thereof adjacent the ends of the cigars when packed in the box, and a removable moisture pad disposed between said bottom and said plate.

3. A cigar box having a humidor in it-s bottom upon which the cigars are to be packed, said humidor embracingV a hinged bottom for the box, a non-absorbent lining therefor, a non-absorbent plate in the box, a moisture pad positioned between said lining and said plate, and short supporting pins or projections for supporting said'plate from falling inwardly when the box is empty and inverted, said plate having perforations therethrough corresponding relatively with the positions of the ends ofthe cigars when packed in the box.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN A. SIMPSON.

Vitnesses:

CHARLES lV. HILLS, J r., GEORGE R. Moonn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

